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Toronto, Canada . . . Tuesday, March 14, 2017 . . . Today at the North American Garden Tourism Conference, the Canadian Garden Council and the American Public Gardens Association are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2017 ‘Top 10 North American Gardens Worth Traveling For’ Garden…

Toronto, Canada . . . Tuesday, March 14, 2017 . . . Today at the North American Garden Tourism Conference, the Canadian Garden Council announced the recipients of the 2017 Canadian Garden Tourism Awards. Garden Tourism is a significant component of the tourism industry Dr. Richard Benfield author of…

Toronto, ON . . . March 13, 2017 . . . In celebration of Canada’s sesquicentennial, the Canadian Garden Council in collaboration with the Canadian Nursery Landscape Association, today announced the 150 gardens and garden experiences awarded the ‘Canada 150 Garden Experience’ designation…

Ottawa, ON ... September 20, 2016... Thanks to the Canadian Garden Council and a generous donation from Vesey’s Bulbs of PEI, 150 communities and organizations from coast to coast have been selected to receive a spectacular 150th Celebration Garden. Each garden consists of 1,000 red and white…

Toronto, ON ...June 14, 2016 ...Garden Days, Canada’s national celebration of gardens and gardening, starts this coming Friday, June 17 and runs through Sunday, June 19. From coast to coast there are loads of activities to suit all tastes. From gnome hunts for the kids to ceramic garden marker-making…

The Gardens at the Horticulture Centre of the Pacific, Victoria,
British Columbia

Corktown Common, Toronto,
Ontario

Parc des Commissaires, Ottawa,
Ontario

The Mackenzie King Estate, Old Chelsea,
Quebec

Larry HodgsonCanada's Garden Route Spokesperson

Author of "A Garden Lover's Guide to Canada"

Winter? What Winter?

When snow starts to pile up and you can’t step outside without wrapping yourself in three layers of clothing, what’s a Canadian garden lover to do? Head south, you say? But that requires a lot of cash and free time. I have a better, cheaper solution: why not visit the nearest public greenhouse?